The Helcim Vlog

How Delegation Has Helped Helcim Grow

VLOG #19 Lately, I’ve been feeling that no matter how much work I put in...

Jun 18, 2018
Nic and Rob at Helcim, laughing

Small Business Tips and Guides

How Visa Debit Works in the US vs. Canada

Visa Debit includes the added benefits of credit cards, including purchase prote...

Jun 14, 2018
Visa Debit

The Helcim Vlog

What It's Like to Work on the Development Tea...

VLOG #18 This week we’re getting geeky and taking a closer look at the De...

Jun 11, 2018
Derek and dev team coding

Small Business Tips and Guides

Automate Your Billing and Make More Money

If you asked business owners what their favourite task is there’s a good c...

Jun 10, 2018
Recurring Payments

Credit Card Processing

How Credit Card Processing Works

Curious how the credit card processing industry works? Here is a crash-course: ...

Jun 9, 2018
A Visa credit card with chip and pin.

Credit Card Processing

3 Reasons Why Tap and Pay (NFC) Is Awesome

A Faster, More Convenient Way to Pay Tap and pay is a form of payment that allo...

Jun 9, 2018
Tap and Pay Machine at Coffee Shop

Small Business Tips and Guides

Why We Have In-House Developers

Our team of in-house developers is growing. We added a summer student to the te...

Jun 8, 2018
Nic and Ivan Training From Vlog 18

The Helcim Vlog

12 Reasons Why We Think Calgary is a Great Ci...

Calgary has been shaking off its label as a traditional oil and gas town. The ci...

Jun 4, 2018
Nic in Calgary

Credit Card Processing

Cannabis Retailers - A Challenge For Payment ...

Canada is getting ready to bring an industry into the mainstream with the introd...

Jun 1, 2018
Credit Card Processing for Cannabis

Helcim Commerce

Simplify Your Sales Tax with The Helcim Globa...

Accurate Sales Taxes on all Channels We know that as a small business owner you...

May 29, 2018
Simplify Your Sales Tax with The Helcim Global Sales Tax Settings

The Helcim Vlog

Exceptional Customer Service Is The Helcim Ad...

VLOG #16 As Helcim grows we adjust our team's focus and priorities to adapt to ...

May 28, 2018
The Helcim Guru offices

The Helcim Vlog

Helcim's Small-Business Women Initiative

Starting a new business is challenging, but at Helcim we are here to make it a l...

May 19, 2018
Helcim Women

Small Business Tips and Guides

Using Your Social Media Channels for Customer...

How you respond to customer questions on social media can have a big impact on y...

May 18, 2018
5 Star Customer Service

Helcim Commerce

The Better Point-of-Sale Option: iPad POS

Today’s business world is all about being faster, more effective, and high...

May 14, 2018
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Small Business Tips and Guides

Three Steps to an Engaged Workforce

Only 15% of employees worldwide are engaged at work, for employees in the US and...

May 14, 2018
Workplace Culture Header Image

The Helcim Vlog

Work vs. Play, Why Do You Have to Choose?

VLOG #14 In this special edition of the Helcim Vlog, we take you on the road wi...

May 14, 2018
Rock Climbing from Vlog 14

The Helcim Vlog

How to Make Giant LEGO Letters For A Wall | J...

VLOG #13 What is the best way to commemorate a new personal motto? To build it ...

May 7, 2018
Nic and Lego - From Vlog 13

The Helcim Vlog

Why We Hire Creative People

VLOG #12 What does it take to create something new every week? In this week&rsq...

Apr 30, 2018
Nic, Dafina, Jeff and Chris filming the vlog.

Helcim Commerce

Get Invoices Paid Faster With The Credit Card...

Increase Your Cash Flow And Stop Chasing Your Clients Getting paid on time can ...

Apr 29, 2018
Woman paying an invoice by credit card

Helcim Commerce

Making Your Call Centers PCI-DSS Compliant Wi...

Using End-to-End Encryption Hardware For Better Security Whenever you process a...

Apr 29, 2018
Busy call center office

The Helcim Vlog

Snow and Chaos, Just Another Day In April

VLOG #11 A snowstorm in late April and an unforeseen code change with a bank un...

Apr 23, 2018
Nic Back to the Camera Outside Where it Is Snowing

Helcim Commerce

Secure Your Business With The Helcim Credit C...

Take Full Control Of Your Payments Without The Security Liability Whether you&r...

Apr 22, 2018
Online Security Lock Photo

Helcim Commerce

Reducing Fraudulent Credit Card Transactions ...

Help Better Protect Your Business The Helcim Fraud defender looks at seven tran...

Apr 22, 2018
Digital Global with Connected Fraud Dots

The Helcim Vlog

The Ongoing Challenge of Staying Genuine

VLOG #10 How do you find the balance between being candid and being professiona...

Apr 16, 2018
Nic Back to the Camera In the Helcim Studio

Small Business Tips and Guides

Shipping Considerations for Small Business e...

Shipping is a crucial part of the online shopping experience. The shipping optio...

Apr 13, 2018
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The Helcim Vlog

Tips On How To Get Your First Customer

VLOG #9 In this weekly update, we go over tips on how to get your first custome...

Apr 9, 2018
Nic and Zach taking about social media

Credit Card Processing

Did You Know Recurring Payments Get Lower Cre...

Both Visa and MasterCard Canada have lower interchange rates when transactions a...

Apr 9, 2018
Calendar for Recurring Payments

The Helcim Vlog

Why Helcim Remains a Self-Funded Business

Vlog #8 In this weekly update, we make a passionate argument on why you should ...

Apr 2, 2018
Nic and Jeff Filming the Vlog Outside

Credit Card Processing

Visa and MasterCard Interchange Modifications...

Visa, MasterCard and Discover Card are making changes to the Canadian Interchang...

Apr 1, 2018
Canadian Mountains

The Helcim Vlog

Our Approach to Building a Great Team

Vlog #7 In this weekly update, a new videographer joins the Helcim team. Follow...

Mar 26, 2018
Nicolas Beique Building a Great Helcim Team

Small Business Tips and Guides

How Not to Get Hacked: 8 Security Steps For Y...

Every day there seems to be a new data leak from the world’s largest compa...

Mar 20, 2018
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The Helcim Vlog

Why Helcim Actually Cares About Its Merchants

VLOG #6 On the very first page of our website, we describe what makes us unique...

Mar 19, 2018
We Love Small Business

The Helcim Vlog

When Life Gives You A Second Chance, Build A ...

Vlog #5 Did you know that Helcim started as an e-commerce shopping cart? It was...

Mar 12, 2018
Weekly Update - Nic on Couch

Credit Card Processing

Bluetooth Credit Card Terminals

Understanding How The Ingenico iWL220 Works The iWL220 is one of the more uniqu...

Mar 10, 2018
Ingenico iWL220 Cover Picture

Merchant Services

Why Do Merchant Accounts Need to Be Approved?

Ever wonder why a payment processor needs to approve your account before you can...

Mar 5, 2018
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The Helcim Vlog

A Day In The Life of Helcim

Vlog #4 Last week we announced that we would be releasing a big feature update ...

Mar 5, 2018
Nic and Jeff behind the scenes

Merchant Services

What is CVV?

You've probably entered the security code on the back of your credit card more t...

Mar 5, 2018
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The Helcim Vlog

Payments+ and Course Corrections | Evolving O...

Vlog #3 The theme of this Weekly Update is course corrections. Over the years...

Feb 26, 2018
Nic Talking at a Conference Table about VirtualStore

Merchant Services

The Best and Worst Practices of Canadian Merc...

Looking for merchant services in Canada? We’ve compiled a list of the best...

Feb 24, 2018
Credit Card Terminal

The Helcim Vlog

In-House vs. Outsourcing, Why We Made Our Cho...

Vlog #2 In this week’s vlog I talk about why we decided to have an in-hou...

Feb 19, 2018
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Merchant Services

How to Use the Helcim Mobile Card Reader to T...

The Helcim Mobile App and Card Reader lets you accept payments from almost any A...

Feb 15, 2018
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The Helcim Vlog

Welcome to the Helcim Weekly Updates

We want to help you grow your business, so we’ll be sharing new videos e...

Feb 12, 2018
Weekly Update

Credit Card Processing

What is a Customer Credit Card Vault? 

What is a Customer Credit Card Vault?  If you accept credit card payments,...

Feb 9, 2018
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Credit Card Processing

What is AVS (Address Verification Service)?

What is AVS? The Address Verification Service is a tool that allows you to chec...

Feb 5, 2018
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Merchant Services

What is Two-Factor Authentication?

Using a password has been the main point of entry for website accounts since the...

Feb 5, 2018
2FA

Helcim Commerce

Scaling Your Business with a Self-Service Cus...

Support teams often experience customer questions and interactions that are quit...

Feb 5, 2018
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Merchant Services

Everything You Need To Know To Start Acceptin...

Being able to accept credit cards is a crucial part of many businesses. However,...

Feb 5, 2018
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Credit Card Processing

3 Misconceptions of AVS (Address Verification...

Before reading this article, I would recommend watching our FYI explaining the a...

Feb 5, 2018
A MasterCard Credit Card

Credit Card Processing

Credit Card Processing for Lawyers

A quick guide on how your law firm can accept compliant credit card payments. C...

Dec 11, 2017
Lawyer Scale

Case Studies

How City-Wide Towing and Recovery Was Empower...

When Wendy Voelk needed a point-of-sale (POS) system that would allow 40 tow tru...

Dec 8, 2017
City-Wide Tow Truck in Calgary
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